Can you relate to this man’s story? He is a stay at home dad with a good part time job. He has three kids and has been married for over 20 years. He’s had an addiction to shopping for just as long. She makes most of the money and he’s racked up a “mountain of debt.”… Continue reading Is An Addiction To Shopping Ruining Your Marriage?
Category: Compulsive Buying
How Many Clothes are Enough?
It’s fairly easy to find out how much is too much when it comes to clothes. Overflowing closets and overstuffed drawers that are impossible to shut are a pretty good clue! But when you’re a recovering shopaholic, downsizing your wardrobe can be the hardest part. For many people, it can seem like having more clothes… Continue reading How Many Clothes are Enough?
Be the One to Stop Shopping Addiction
Can’t help shopping, but need to stop? What is there to do to quit this habit? In the words of a former shopping addict “it all starts with you.” Admit to yourself you have a problem. The piles of unused items in your house are probably already trying to tell you this. Many people justify… Continue reading Be the One to Stop Shopping Addiction
Shopping Addiction: Avoidance Behavior
If you’re a shopping addict and a procrastinator, these two activities are probably linked. Think about when you indulge in your shopping addiction. Is it when you’re particularly stressed out about something? Avoidance behavior is the more clinical term for procrastination; it’s what we do to avoid something stressful. Maybe you’re doing online shopping when… Continue reading Shopping Addiction: Avoidance Behavior
Shopaholic No More Voted #1 Blog for Compulsive Shoppers
With so many sites available to help the millions of Americans suffering from shopping addiction, we are very proud to announce that Shopaholic No More has been named the number one site for shopaholics by badcredit.org! We’re approaching the 4,000 followers’ mark, which makes us almost twice as turned-to as other popular blogs for sufferers… Continue reading Shopaholic No More Voted #1 Blog for Compulsive Shoppers
Lexapro and Compulsive Shopping
Many people who suffer from shopaholism do so as a result of other mental problems, particularly depression. Lexapro, the drug which is not uncommonly prescribed by doctors to treat severe depression and generalized anxiety disorder, might have a positive correlation to a reduction in compulsive shopping. A study by eHealthMe used FDA reports of over… Continue reading Lexapro and Compulsive Shopping
Does Your Husband Know about Your Shopping Addiction?
Many married women who suffer from shopping addiction have worked out strategies of hiding their purchases from their husbands. While you might be able to justify a thousand dollar handbag to yourself as an “investment,” chances are hubby won’t see it that way. Do you find yourself doing things like taking tags off new items… Continue reading Does Your Husband Know about Your Shopping Addiction?
Break the Backsliding Habits
When it comes to moving through a shopping addiction, and even bad shopping behavior, it can be a long process that involves alternating between “good” and “bad” behavior. You may be doing really well for some time, staying within budgets and sticking to your goals. And then (maybe slowly at first) you find yourself backsliding… Continue reading Break the Backsliding Habits
Shopping Addiction Statistics
Shopping addictions can be different from other addictions, in that the line between normal behavior and addictive behavior may not only be a fine one, but hard to spot. Additionally, the signs of addiction can even exist to a certain extent before a full on addiction develops. For example, a recent survey finds that over 30… Continue reading Shopping Addiction Statistics
Curb Compulsive Spending Habits
Compulsive spending comes from deeper psychological issues combined with a lack of good money management. Even the most materialistic people can avoid racking up the credit card debt with good money management. Shopaholics use spending as a way to soothe their anxieties and problems instead of facing them directly. Credit cards make such retail therapy… Continue reading Curb Compulsive Spending Habits